@article{ref1,
title="The Segway Personal Transporter as an alternative mobility device for people with disabilities: a pilot study",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2007",
author="Sawatzky, Bonita and Denison, Ian and Langrish, Shauna and Richardson, Sandra and Hiller, Kelly and Slobogean, Bronwyn",
volume="88",
number="11",
pages="1423-1428",
abstract="Sawatzky B, Denison I, Langrish S, Richardson S, Hiller K, Slobogean B. The Segway Personal Transporter as an alternative mobility device for people with disabilities: a pilot study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the functional measures that best correlate with the skill levels of people with disabilities who operate a Segway Personal Transporter, and-using a qualitative analysis-to explore subjects' experience with the Segway. DESIGN: A prospective study encompassing 3 training sessions with the Segway to correlate subjects' functional ability (eg, cognition, balance, mobility, muscle strength) with their skill level on the device. SETTING: A provincial adult rehabilitation center. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-three subjects (age range, 19-65y) with a wide range of disabilities (eg, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, amputation) who could walk at least 6m with or without assistance. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Segway Task Assessment, Berg Balance Scale, and Timed Up & Go test. RESULTS: No correlation was found because all participants successfully completed the final Segway Task Assessment, regardless of scores on functional assessments. CONCLUSIONS: The Segway is a useful device for a broad range of populations with functional disabilities. Subjects found the Segway easy to use and were excited about its potential as an assistive device for use in their communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.005"
}